Baxter, Ian -German Armoured Warfare of World War II - The Unpublished Photographs 1939 - 1945.US; Casemate; 2003; 1st Edition; Hard cover, decorative board; very good; dj very good under mylar protection; op; 11.5 x 9.75 x .75 inches; 4to - 224 pages, b/w rare photos. Depicting action from the fields of France and the deserts of North Africa to the Russian steppes and rugged Italian terrain, German Armoured Warfare of World War II provides in-depth examination of life in a German panzer division throughout the course of the war in Europe.
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30.00 USD

Bergen, Peter L. -Holy War, Inc. - Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden.US; The Free Press; 2001; 1st Ed.; hard cover, board/cloth; as new; dj as new under mylar protect ip; 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches; 8vo - 281 pages, map, timely, "The Horror of Belief." one of only a handful of Western journalists to have interviewed the world's most wanted man face to face. Peter Bergen has produced the definitive book on the Jihadist network that operates globally and in secrecy. In the course of four years of investigative reporting, he has interviewed scores of insiders - from bin Laden associates and family members to Taliban leaders to CIA officials - and traveled to Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom to learn the truth about bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization and his mission.
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20.00 USD

Berry, Henry -Make the Kaiser Dance.US; Doubleday & Company, Inc.; 1978; 1st Ed.; hard cover, board/cloth; good; dj good under mylar protection; op; 8.5 x 5.75 x 1.5 inches; 8vo - 455 pages, illus., first person accounts, 24 accounts I.D. by unit. Unique history of World War I, told in very human and intimate terms by one hundred veterans of that "war to end all wars." Coming from diverse backgrounds, and representing all branches of the military - machine gunners, cooks, fliers, infantrymen, and stretcher-bearers - they are the unsung heroes who, as young men, muddled through overwhelming experience of a major war. Very minor top edge soiling, minor dj soiling.
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25.00 USD

Bialer, Seweryn -Stalin and His Generals - Soviet Military Memoirs of World War IIUS; Pegasus; 1969; 1st ed.; hard cover, cloth; very good condition; dj good, under mylar protection; op; 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.5 inches; 8vo - 644 pages, ep map, great detail, hard to find info., from the library of Dr. Jay Luvaas. dj ripped on front cover and edges. In this anthology, Seweryn Bialer has taken war memiors from Soviet books, journals, and other writings to give a picture of the Soviet military elite during World War II. Signed by Dr. Jay Luvaas, military author and instructor.
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35.00 USD

Byrd, Martha -Saratoga, Turning Point In The American Revolution.New York; Auerbach Publishers; 1973; stated 1st Edition; hard back; very good conditon with top edge soiling and minor spotting to the front inside end paper; good dj with edge wear, fhipping at the bottom of the spine, light rubbing and soiling; Our-of-Print; 8.75 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; Great events in world history series. 140 pages, toc, maps, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. A lucid study of the events leading up to the Battle at Saratoga and the battle itself.
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16.00 USD

Campbell, Duncan B. -Besieged.UK; Osprey Publishing; 2006; Hard cover, cloth As new; dj as new under mylar protection; ip; 9.75 x 7.75 x 1 inches; 4to - 224 pages. Full title - Besieged - Siege Warfare in the Ancient World. Photos, illus., much color. This book explores the development of siege warfare in the ancient world from Persia in the 6th century BC to the 4th century Roman world, examining the techniques and weapons used during the sieges in this period.
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22.00 USD

Chatterton, E. Keble -Q-Ships and Their Story.US; Naval Insitute Press; 1972; 1st Ed.; hard cover, cloth; very good; dj good under mylar protection; op; 8.75 x 5.75 x 1.25 inches; 8vo - 276 pages, charts, maps, line drawings, photos. Artfully disguised steamers and sailing ships were to become familiar in the harbours of Berehaven and Queenstown. Armament and crew were as varied as the ships themselves, the former consisting of 3pdr., 6pdr. and 12pdr, quick-firing guns, depth chargers, machine guns and rifles. The officers and men were representative of every type of seaman from the Royal Navy, both active and retired R.N.R, R.N.V.R., merchant seamen, fishermen and peacetime yachtsmen. Dj chipped on top, bottom and spine, former owners name and date neatly printed in ink on outside front end paper.
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25.00 USD

Clark, Alan -Barbarossa - The Russian-German Conflict 1941-45US; William Morrow and Company; 1965; 1st Edition; hard cover, cloth/board; reader's copy; dj reader's copy under mylar protection; op; 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.75 inches; 8vo - 522 pages, maps, photos, reading copy. This book presents the the whole campaign on the Eastern Front, the reasons behind it, and the results. Alan Clark has studied the Soviet Official Histories and the memoirs of the German commanders involved, but his own considered judgement plays over them like a brillant searchlight. The dj is heavily chipped along the bottom edge and spine.
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10.00 USD